The only way I can access all my strength is to relax. ... The paradox is that you must learn to be relaxed while using all your power.

No single movie or event makes or breaks your career. Everything can be undone, including success.

There is a fine line between perseverance and madness.

My goal has been to learn how to get movies made without losing sight of the reasons I began. I have had to learn to recognize the insidious nature of the beast without becoming one.

Like the tectonic plate it sits upon, Hollywood is subject to seismic jolts and constant tremors. Each season erupts with a new champion, and every so often a genuine earthquake will tear down the apparently secure infrastructure.

Love and friendship, two of life's abiding rewards, are endangered species in Hollywood. People crave both, mistaking alliance for friendship, lust for love, and ambition for both.

What turns a work crisis into a life crisis is the infusion of dread.